"Use a dragon's bones for the body of the zither, a dragon's voice for its sound, and dragon sinews for its strings, and you can craft the Nine Nights Zither."
An ancient text records: "The Nine Nights Zither can summon souls when played, and destroy the heavens when used as a weapon. Fearing it would bring calamity upon all living beings, Emperor Xi ordered it destroyed."
Mu Qing looked at Bei Yan. "Did you marry me to take my dragon bones? Was even your love just an act?"
Bei Yan replied, "Yes."
As one of the Ten Great High Gods, Mu Qing met a deeply inglorious end, dying through a scheme.
Mu Qing was forcibly brought back to life by Yin Xuxu, who was severely punished and sent into the cycle of reincarnation as a result.
Princess Jiu Ci and Feng Wuyai; the Snow God Fu Xue; a divine oracle who falls in love with an ancient deity; Gao Qingrun, whose life ends in the Demon Realm.
On the surface, it's all about love, but it isn't really love. Schemes at every turn, loss at every turn, exploitation at every turn.